2 Mind-Bending Questions for Thinkers to Discover Who’s Really Doing the Thinking and Escape the Mental Maze

Thomas A. Vik
NirvanaNuke
Published in
3 min readOct 8, 2024

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Ever wonder who’s steering the ship of your mind?

You’ve been sailing along, confident there’s a captain at the helm. But what if the wheel’s spinning on its own, and the captain is just a myth?

We’re all passengers on this voyage, convinced we’re in control. The mind chatters away, spinning stories about a ‘self’ that’s driving every thought and action. But have you ever tried to find this elusive pilot? Spoiler alert: it’s like searching for the horizon on a treadmill.

Most folks never question the nature of their thoughts. They accept the internal monologue as gospel, never doubting the narrator’s existence. Let’s toss a wrench into that complacency…

…asking two questions designed to shake the foundations of your reality.

Question One: If You’re Not the Thinker, Who’s Generating Thoughts?

Consider this: Thoughts arise spontaneously, like bubbles in a swamp.

You don’t decide to think; thoughts just appear. So if you’re not orchestrating this mental symphony, who’s the composer?

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